Manly Monday 3 cuts of patterned paper birthday cards

All of the patterned papers are by SEI. The sentiments are all different. I'll try to identify them later. Thanks for looking.

Here's another card using that patterned paper.

Floral Friday-Happy Day Card with tag and fancy border

I received the border in a swap. The sentiment die cut is designed by Studio G and Distributed by Hampton Arts. The floral tag is by SEI. The ribbon is by American Crafts and the stapler is by Tim Holtz. Thanks for looking.

Celebrate Card with strips of all colors and upcycled tag

The birthday card today uses some old products from my stash.

The sentiment stamp is by Hampton Arts. It is stamped onto Creative Memories patterned paper. It then went over the back of a die-cut (see the last picture)

The flower die cut is by K and Co. The brad in the center is probably by Making Memories. Check it out >>I’m using my old products.

The white and purple patterned paper is by K and Co. The background paper is by SEI.

This next picture is the back of the sentiment die-cut. It still had sparkle on the front but where would I use this die-cut? I’m not in front of my house selling lemonade nor are any of the little kids that I know.

Therefore, I used it for something else. Flip it over and there you have a sparkly die-cut for the sentiment. This tag is by Little Yellow Bicycle.

Thanks for looking

1975 Up North Teal and Mint Gradient Layout and Pocket Page

I couldn't decide the colors of these pages. I found a few clocks that show the colors. I put them on my Pinterest Home Board

Cindy Groh Home Board

Is it teal or mint?

Anyway, 1975 Continues.

This is a 2-page layout with the layout below as the left side and the pocket page as the right side.

The leaf die cut is by Gina Marie

The alphabet numbers are by SEI

The patterned paper is unknown

The pocket page details:

Cricut writing on vellum for details. I'm so mad that I didn't mark down the font.

The die- cuts are by Cricut (Wall Decor and More)

The patterned paper is by The Perfect Scrapbook by Colorbok (Sage Plaid)

Date stickers by Dear Lizzy + American Crafts

I have to include another layout with some of the same photos.

Thanks for looking

For You Tag Card

The tag on this card had antique cars on it. I painted over them with Making Memories off white paint. I put a SEI rub-on on it before setting an eyelet and adding ribbon. The rest of the card is gingham vellum I found in the stash and it's om an off white card base. Then the sentiment stickers are by Doodlebug.

Thanks for looking. 

Purple and Kraft Birthday Card

I stamped the kraft cardstock (Oriental Trading Co.) with white pigment ink (SU) and then a purple pigment ink (Colorbox). I die cut the purple and pink decorative circles from the Cricut cartridge Lacy Labels with patterned paper by Die Cuts with a View and cardstock by SEI. The HB die is one I bought through Ebay. I finished by wrapping purple fibers (EK Success) around each corner before adhering the panel to a kraft card base by Recollections.

Thanks for looking.

Fun Tag

I'm involved in an embellishment swap and we were asked to make tags. I stamped the tag with a canvas stamp by SU with Versa Mark and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. I inked the tag with blue and pink distress ink. I added a flower die cut by SEI on the right and then a sentiment by K and Co. The blue circle is a punch that I stamped with a flourish stamp in brown. to finish I added some blue rhinestones.

Thinking of you

Today's card uses the black magic technique. I stamped the SEI flower stamp with pigment white SU ink and then when it was dry I colored it in with SU colored pencils. The cardstock is by Recollections and the patterned paper is by Sunborn. I die cut the title from the Cricut but I can't find the cartridge and the ribbon is from my stash.

Thanks for looking.

Watercolor Thank You

My card today was made with Strathmore watercolor paper. I heat embossing a background stamp by Hero Arts with Versa Mark ink and embossing powder by Stampendous. I picked up color from the Peerless watercolors with water and a fat paint brush. The sentiment is by Stampin Up and stamped onto Bazzill cardstock with Stampin Up ink. The flourish is a die cut from my Cricut's Calligraphy cartridge. The cardstock for the die cut and it's shadow are by SEI and Recollections.

It's a fun look. I hope you like it.  Have a great day.

Baby Rocking Horse Card

My card today features a rocking horse stamp by Stamp N Plus. I stamped it with Stampin Up ink and then die cut the image with a Design Objectives die. I inked the inside of the image while the paper was still in the die with distress ink. I die cut the two Spellbinders dies that are behind the image. The card base is by Recollections, the teal paper closest to the card base is by Studio G and the background paper on top is by SEI. The ribbon is from my stash but the sentiment is a vellum sticker by K and Co that I placed on to white cardstock. 

Thanks for looking.

Black Magic Thinking of You

I tried this tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers called Black Magic. It's where you stamp an image with white pigment ink onto black cardstock and either let it dry or dry it with a heat tool. Once it's dry color in the image with colored pencils. I tried 3 different kinds of colored pencils and thought the Stampin Up watercolor pencils worked better than Crayola or Farber Castell colored pencils. This flower stamp is by SEI. I did this technique with a filled in stamp but it also works on outlined stamps.

The sentiment is a Cricut die cut and all the black cardstock is by Recollections. The background is a stamp by Hero Arts that I stamped with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed with Ranger's red embossing powder onto Ranger's watercolor paper. Then I came in with red distress ink to cover the whole piece of embossed paper. After the whole piece was red I sprayed the cardstock with water mixed with Perfect Pearls by Ranger.

**And don't forget about the birthday giveaway. It ends November 29th at noon EST.**

Thanks for looking.

SB.com Use your Stamps {flower and background}

SB.com- Cricut {Wild Card}

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ Thinking of you
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/ AG
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ AG
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ AG
http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/ AG
http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/ AG Wild Card

http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/ Embossing powder

Love in Pink

My card today uses a stamp by Autumn Leaves. I stamped it with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder by Stamp N Plus. Then I used my Peerless watercolors and a water pen by Ranger to color it in. I filled in the rest of the image and its surrounding area with yellow because I knew I was going to be pairing yellow and pink together for this card. I die cut the image with a Sizzix die cut and matted behind it a Spellbinders die cut out of SEI cardstock.

The yellow patterned paper is by Crate Papers and the pink paper on top of it is by Studio G with the pink background patterned paper is by Basic Grey. 

Grapes and Wine Birthday Card

There's a new anything goes challenge at Through the Craft Room Door. The sponsor this week is Oak Pond Creations. I'm using the wine digi stamp for my card today.

I printed the image onto Ranger watercolor paper and colored it in with Peerless watercolors. Then I matted the image onto SEI cardstock. The green patterned paper is by Echo Park and the card base is by Recollections. The sentiment is a stamp by Clearly Besotted in Hero Arts black ink. 

Thanks for looking.

http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/ Watercoloring
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ AG
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ AG

myStamp Box Pink and Brown card

Hey there. I have a new myStamp Box card today.

I used their Mini alphabets stamp set to make my sentiment which I stamped with brown Stampin Up ink on GCD Studios pink patterned paper. The patterned paper on top is by Crate Papers. The striped paper die cut and tab with a heart are by SEI. I placed Stamping Scrapping tiny little itty bitty flowers in the center of the die cuts punch outs and adhered three tiny beads in the center. I used Glossy Accents to hold them in place. There are two small brown brads by Close to My Heart on the bottom corners of the striped die cut/patterned paper piece. 

Pretty simple today. Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges:
http://chocolatecoffeecards.blogspot.com/- Stripes

http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

Manly Monday

I have some awesome guy cards to share with you this week. Sit back and take a ride to each blog for some inspiration.

Jazzy Paper

Jenny Hurley cards

Kim's Cards and Crafts

Lily Bette's Cards

Crafty-Stamper

Tilly's Crafts

Get the JC Look

Dawn's crafting

My Crafting Place

Crafty Girl 21

Made by Helen

Sister Craft-Bea-Doreen

Crazy 4 Flowers Cards

I Love to Make Cards

This week for my Manly Monday card I used crackle paint by Ranger Industries on a piece of wrapping paper that I found in gift decorating tote. I thought it was perfect for a manly card and there wasn't enough left for a present but the perfect amount for two cards. First off I want to show you a picture of the crackle paint on the map. Isn't that cool? I love it. 

For the rest of my card I used some Stampin Up patterned paper, sentiment stamp and Chocolate Chip ink and brown cardstock by Recollections. It's nice that the double sided patterned paper matches so nicely with the rest of my cards elements. After cutting the wood grain background patterned paper and adhering the map with the brown matte on to it, I cut these one inch strips of the other side of the patterned paper which is a leaf design. I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of Recollections cream colored cardstock and inked the edges with a Ranger blending tool and distress ink Pumice Stone. I adhered the sentiment to the patterned paper and attached it to my card base with double sided tape and brads from The Paper Studio. I thought it needed a small embellishment so I pulled out these tags by SEI and tucked them into the sentiment. I've used these before, recently, and find them to really add to a masculine card without too much bulk. At the end I adhered the card front onto the card base and off in the mail one of them goes to my mom's significant other:)

Thanks so much for looking.

Challenges:
http://www.inklingsandyarns.com/- Anything goes

http://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/- Travel

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://myheartpiecesdigitalstampchallenge.blogspot.in/- Anything goes

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.ca/- Anything goes

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/p/challenge-guidelines.html- Scraps

http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes
http://www.yumifumihandmadecrafts.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes
http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes
http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/- Earth tones/colors
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.com/p/new-challenge-710-1910.html- Anything goes
http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.com/- Anything goes